I believe I have seen chairs made out of PVC, light weight aluminum, etc, and I feel that any material you can make a chair out of, you have a good chance of

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, May 2, 2007

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I believe I have seen chairs made out of PVC, light weight aluminum,
etc, and I feel that any material you can make a chair out of, you
have a good chance of making a hammock stand out of. One of the big
hurdles is the fittings to connect pieces together-- finding them in
the right shapes and strong enough. If you could make whatever you
wanted you could do it with a lot of different light weight materials.

Youngblood

--- In hammockcamping@yahoogroups.com, Scott <hacktorious@...> wrote:
>
> I would be afraid the PVC would not be strong enough. I guess if
you came
> up with the right design it might work. I have seen a lot of
strange things
> made with PVC, but never a hammock stand.
>
> --
> Scott
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> Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.
>
> On 5/1/07, scout27615 <gs@...> wrote:
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> > I looked at Ed's metal and Risk's wood/metal hammock stands;
however,
> > has anyone built a stand from PVC pipe (schedule 40)? Thanks, gary
> >
>
>
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terry_and_pearl

... Look at the plastic electrical conduit. Something like PVC, but gray and much stronger AND HEAVIER. Fittings might be a problem, don t know. But the stuff